Dysoptus bilobus

Dysoptus bilobus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arrhenophanidae
Genus: Dysoptus
Species: D. bilobus
Binomial name
Dysoptus bilobus
Davis, 2003

Dysoptus bilobus is a species of moth in the Arrhenophanidae family. It is known only from the type locality, a lowland, tropical rainforest habitat in Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 3.8-5 mm for males.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Latin hi (two, double) and lobus (a rounded projection), in reference to the diagnostic bilobed apex of the sacculus in the male genitalia.

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